Good Boy Kimo!

Breaking the Jumping Habit
 As with any training, consistancy is the key. Follow these steps with every homecoming, and guest arrival. Sit, open the door, turn your body away from jumps, and praise the sits. Once they get the concept that jumping is not allowed or rewarded, and appropriate behavior is observed consistantly, problem solved. However, if the issue rears its head again in the future, or a new pet enters the home, Start back at 1.
When people see or get a puppy it is a natural instinct to hold it, let it be in your lap while watching T.V.. But as that tiny puppy grows it never looses that desire for closeness. They continue this in your face behavior, from oh so adorable puppy, jumps to full blown dog body weight, muddy paws on your lap and couch. Unless you train them from the get go.
Yheah right, you say?Well these four simple tricks, done correctly and consistantly, will turn that Kangaroo greeting, oversized lap dog,to a well mannered pooch.

1.Play it cool:
Rather than making a big deal of your return home, which actually re-enforces the undesired behavior, simply say "SIT". Once the dog has complied, offer a "Good Boy/Girl". As with any "new change'" The first step is always the hardest. Hence step #2.

2.Practice, Practice, Practice
Leave the house from one door and come in through the front.Invite guests to join in. Get them accustomed to the comings and goings. Ignore the bad behavior, and repeat the "sit" comand. Only reward the appropriate and desired behavior, Sitting. How do you ignore the bad? That's step #3

3. Turn your back:
When entering the home or sitting on the couch/chair, and the puppy/dog starts to jump, TURN YOUR BODY AWAY! I know it's hard to resist the urge to push them down back to the floor, but DON'T PUSH THEM! Why? When you push they can take this as a sign that you are trying to play. Once the dog is sitting or at least back on all fours, Immediatley reward with praise, "Good Boy/Girl"

4. Train your dog and guests:
You have to include All possible visitors, to the rules of this training process, otherwise your just spinning your wheels, and giving the your washing machine, and seamstress a workout. So how do you do it? Teach your dog to sit before opening the door to let guests in. Also train your guests. Inform them that your in the process of training your pet NOT to JUMP, and they need to refrain from touching the pet until it complies (sitting). And if the pet does start to jump, they are to turn away from the animal. Once the pet is sitting, and appropriate behavior is observed, PRAISE ALL AROUND!